> On Tue, 6 Feb 2007, Bob Palowoda wrote:
>
>>> Hi, I was wondering if the /etc/release file should
>>> be updated after all
>>> patched have been applied to a system? I have
>>> solaris 10 06/06 and I did
>>> an smpatch update and successfuly applied all
>>> patches. How do I know this
>>> takes me up to 11/06 now?
>>>
>>
>> If you bought a Sun service contract to get the patches why are you
>> coming to an OpenSolaris forum to get the answer to a question
>> that Sun support should answer?
>
> I don't have a service plan, I just can't understand how sun does it.
> up2date is so much more straight forward. No one ever said that to me
> that on any linux lists before.
>
The /etc/release file does not get updated.
Here is a machine that was installed back in 2001 ( I think ) :
jupiter console login: root
Password:
Feb 7 01:51:52 jupiter login: ROOT LOGIN /dev/console
Last login: Tue Jan 30 14:34:54 on console
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic February 2000
You have new mail.
# uname -a
SunOS jupiter 5.8 Generic_117350-29 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise
# cat /etc/release
Solaris 8 s28_38shwp2 SPARC
Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Assembled 21 January 2000
Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 6 applied
# exit
jupiter console login:
Any patch that I ever apply will not adjust that file. Once upon a time we
have this big monstroud things called Maintainance Updates but they no
longer exist. The only way to really gat all the features of the latest
release is to actually upgrade from the installation media.
I don't know if this helps .. but at least I'll try.
Dennis
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